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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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